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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2019-2020
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme
Court) Bill 2020
No. , 2020
(Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
Norfolk Island, and for related purposes
No. , 2020
Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Amendments
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Norfolk Island Act 1979
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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No. , 2020
Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
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Norfolk Island, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Act
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2020
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
Amendments
Part 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Amendments
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Norfolk Island Act 1979
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1 Subsection 4(1) (definition of
host jurisdiction
)
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Repeal the definition, substitute:
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host jurisdiction
means any of the following:
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(a) a State;
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(b) the Australian Capital Territory;
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(c) the Northern Territory.
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2 Section 56
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Repeal the section, substitute:
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56 Salary and allowances of Judges
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A Judge is to be remunerated with the salary, annual allowances
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and travelling allowances that the Judge receives as a Judge of the
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other court, or other courts, of which he or she is a Judge.
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3 Subsection 60B(1)
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Repeal the subsection, substitute:
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(1) The Commonwealth may enter into arrangements with the
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government or an authority of a host jurisdiction for the purposes
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of the effective application of the provisions of this Subdivision
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relating to sittings of the Supreme Court in that jurisdiction in the
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exercise of the Supreme Court's criminal jurisdiction.
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4 Subsection 60B(3)
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Repeal the subsection.
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5 Subsection 60P(1)
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Repeal the subsection, substitute:
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Schedule 1
Amendments
Part 1
Amendments
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(1) The Commonwealth may enter into arrangements with the
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government or an authority of a host jurisdiction for the purposes
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of the effective application of the provisions of this Division
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relating to sittings of the Supreme Court in that jurisdiction in the
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exercise of the Supreme Court's jurisdiction in civil matters.
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6 Subsection 60P(3)
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Repeal the subsection.
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7 Subsection 60Q(6)
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Repeal the subsection.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
Application of amendments
Part 2
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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8 Travelling allowances of Judges
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The amendment of section 56 of the
Norfolk Island Act 1979
made by
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this Schedule has no effect to the extent (if any) that the amendment
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would otherwise operate to diminish the remuneration of a Judge during
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the Judge's continuance in office.
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9 Arrangements with host jurisdictions
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(1)
Despite the repeal of subsection 60B(1) of the
Norfolk Island Act 1979
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by this Schedule, a reference to an arrangement in Subdivision B of
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Division 1 of Part VIIA of that Act is taken to include a reference to an
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arrangement that was entered into under that subsection before that
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repeal and that remains in force.
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(2)
Despite the repeal of subsection 60P(1) of the
Norfolk Island Act 1979
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by this Schedule, a reference to an arrangement in Division 2 of
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Part VIIA of that Act is taken to include a reference to an arrangement
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that was entered into under that subsection before that repeal and that
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remains in force.
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